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{
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"word": "mat slab"
},
{
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"word": "mud slab"
},
{
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"word": "paving slab"
},
{
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"word": "slab cake"
},
{
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"word": "slab hut"
},
{
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"word": "slab line"
},
{
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"word": "slab on grade"
},
{
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"word": "slab pull"
},
{
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"word": "slab serif"
},
{
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"word": "slab-serif"
},
{
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"word": "slab-sided"
},
{
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"word": "slab track"
},
{
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"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "slab-track"
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{
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"word": "split slab"
},
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"word": "slabby"
}
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"4": "slippery"
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"4": "smooth piece of timber"
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"2": "gem-pro",
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},
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"2": "sleipur"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic sleipur",
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}
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English sclabbe, slabbe, of uncertain origin; possibly from *slap, related to dialectal slappel (“portion, piece”), along with slape (“slippery”), sleip (“smooth piece of timber”), borrowed through Old Norse sleipr from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyb-. See also Norwegian sleip (“slippery”) and Icelandic sleipur.",
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"tags": [
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]
}
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{
"ref": "1859, John Lang, Botany Bay, or, True Tales of Early Australia, page 155",
"text": "There were no windows in the inn. They were not required, since the interstices between the slabs suffered the wind, the rain, and the light of day to penetrate simultaneously.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1962, “Monster Mash”, Bobby \"Boris\" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi (lyrics), performed by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers",
"text": "I was working in the lab late one night\nWhen my eyes beheld an eerie sight\nFor my monster, from his slab, began to rise\nAnd suddenly, to my surprise\nHe did the Mash\nHe did the Monster Mash.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010, Ryan Humphreys, The Flirtations of Dan Harris, page 73",
"text": "The pier? You mean those few sodden logs tied together and that dingy slab of rough concrete.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat."
],
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sal",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "սալ"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ploča",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "плоча"
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{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "placa"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tauló"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "鋼板"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"english": "steel",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gāngbǎn",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "钢板"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"english": "marble",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shíbǎn",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"topics": [
"stone",
"masonry",
"construction",
"manufacturing",
"business"
],
"word": "石板"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuǐníbǎn",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"concrete"
],
"word": "水泥板"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hòubǎn",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "厚板"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "píngbǎn",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "平板"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "laatta"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "levy"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "kimpale"
},
{
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chape"
},
{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "laxe"
},
{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "placa"
},
{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lastra"
},
{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lamela"
},
{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lamia"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "launa"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Scheibe"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Platte"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Tafel"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Bodenelement"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Wandelement"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Deckenplatte"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pláka",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πλάκα"
},
{
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ábax",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ἄβαξ"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leac"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "piastra"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lastra"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fetta"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "soletta"
},
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"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"alt": "へいばん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "heiban",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "平板"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "surabu",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "スラブ"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "laje"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "placă"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "plitá",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "плита́"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tablica"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "plošča"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "plancha"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tabla"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lámina"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"word": "skiva"
},
{
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "flat piece of material",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "platta"
}
]
},
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"glosses": [
"A paving stone; a flagstone."
],
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"links": [
[
"paving",
"paving"
],
[
"flagstone",
"flagstone"
]
],
"translations": [
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "balāṭ",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "بَلَاط"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "salakʿar",
"sense": "paving stone",
"word": "սալաքար"
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{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sal",
"sense": "paving stone",
"word": "սալ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "paving stone",
"word": "harlauza"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pločka",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "плочка"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "llosa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "paving stone",
"word": "laatta"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dalle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lousa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lastra"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Fliese"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Platte"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Steinplatte"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Fliesenplatte"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gehwegplatte"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Steinfliese"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bodenplatte"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bodenfliese"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Pflasterstein"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Pflasterplatte"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pláka",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πλάκα"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leac"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "piastrella"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mattonella"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lastra"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "steinhelle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "płyta"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "laje"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "paving stone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "placa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "paving stone",
"word": "dală"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "paving stone",
"word": "lespede"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 62 3 1 2 4 2 2 11 3 10",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "plitá",
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